bhargavasarma {nirikhi krishna bhagavan}

UTTARAYANA   (Makara Sankramana) [Concept - Significance - ParvakaAla - ShatThila Karma] Concept of Uttaraayana In Hindu calendar, year is broadly divided into two periods called Aayanas having duration of six months each that indicates the direction of the Sun. They are referred to as Uttarayana and Dakshinaayana. All spiritual and religious activities in Hindu religion take place during these two Sun centric periods. Sun is the focal point and the movement or transit of Sun around the zodiac forms the basis for deciding a particular season or a month etc. Travel of Sun in the zodiac starting from Makara (Capricorn) raasi to Mithuna raasi (Gemini) is known as Uttaraayana or northward journey. Similarly travel of Sun from Karkataka raasi (Cancer) to Dhanus raasi (Sagittarius) is called as Dakshinaayana or southward journey. Uttaraayana is a confluence of two words; UTTARA+AAYANA. Uttara means North and Aayana mean travel or journey. Uttaraayana means the travel ...

MAKARA SANKRANTHI   (Concept – Significance – Customs & Traditions…) In general Makara Sankranthi festival is celebrated for three days especially in South India; ·         first day called Bhogi; ·         second day Makara Sankranthi and ·         third day as Kanuma. BHOGI. .. The word Bhogi is derived from Sanskrit word Bhog meaning enjoying or experiencing. It is a festival that signifies the beginning of the harvest season for farmers in India. Hence, it is also known as harvest festival. Bhogi is considered as the day that facilitates the farmers to enjoy the fruits of their hard work. On the day of Bhogi, old, worn out and useless items are burnt in a bonfire. Bhogi signifies cleansing of the mind of its ill thoughts and feelings, while symbolically burning them up, with a firm resolve to tread the path of love, with truth and purity from this hol...

Bhogi and Makara Sankramana (Makara Sankranthi) are Sun-centric festivals associated with the exit of Sun from Dhanus Raasi (Sagittarius) and entry (transit) into Makara Raasi (Capricorn) in the zodiac. In general every year the calendar dates for Bhogi & Makara Sankranthi (Makara Sankramana) festival falls on 13 th  & 14 th  January and the day of Makara Sankramana marks the beginning of Uttaraayana (as per South Indian Calendar). A day before Makara Sankramana marks the last day of the solar month Dhanurmasam that is celebrated as Bhogi festival that generally falls on 13th January.  Generally, Parvakaala (meritorious time) of Uttaraayana is observed on the day of Makara Sankramana ie. 14 th  January provided, the transit (Sankramana) of Sun takes place before Sunset on that day. How to reckon Parvakaala for Makara Sankramana… Sacred scripts like Dharma Saastras define Parva Punya kaala to be observed for each transit of Sun. Even Hindu Panchangas’...